Sarah May brings a unique perspective to her work with Injury Lawyer News. After over ten years of practicing law, she is now focused on raising awareness about ongoing pharmaceutical litigation.
A three-year-old girl from County Kerry, Ireland has reached a settlement in her cerebral palsy lawsuit stemming from serious brain injuries she suffered during her birth in April of 2011. The girl will receive an interim financial settlement payment of approximately $2.83 million to help compensate... Read More
A Maryland mother and father have recently filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging negligence during the birth of their infant daughter. Brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, the complaint details claims against Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. and Dr. Kelli Lutrell,... Read More
A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench by a Winnipeg woman whose infant suffered serious brain damage at birth. The claim alleges that doctors and nursing staff at St. Boniface General Hospital acted negligently in their treatment of the laboring... Read More
Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in awareness of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and related conditions such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This development is due in large part to an onslaught of litigation regarding transvaginal mesh as a treatment for POP and the debilitating... Read More
A December 5 trial selection order issued by U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon has identified 33 Yasmin and Yaz birth control lawsuits to be readied for trials that may begin as soon as May of 2015. The cases included in Judge Herndon's order all... Read More
Adding to the tally of lawsuits making their way into the Propecia multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Eastern District of New York is a recent case filed by a Minnesota couple alleging serious and potentially permanent harm resulting from the husband's use of finasteride as... Read More
Earlier this month, Judge Catherine Perry of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri rendered key pretrial rulings in a pivotal DePuy Total Hip System lawsuit, sending the device maker's arguments that the plaintiff's claims were federally preempted down to defeat. Her... Read More
Judge David Herndon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has set a May 2015 trial date for a number of Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits in which settlements have not yet been reached between plaintiffs and Bayer HealthCare. While Bayer has... Read More
